Alright guys, here is Chapter 4. I wanted to get another chapter up since I am going to have a busy few days with work and school starting back up. But I will keep on writing though and hopefully Chapter 5 will be up tomorrow. Please review and let me know what you think. Not sure if I think this chapter was the greatest but hopefully it works.

Chapter 4

Gale's POV

At the Capital, there are all these tall buildings with flashy lights that I never knew could get so bright and tall. Back in District 12, we have very little electricity and the buildings we run down and all single story. When we got to the building where we practice and stay for the week, we get onto the elevator that is all glass and each floor is designed for each district. We are on the 12th floor and when we enter, it is about 5 times bigger than my house in district 12.

Once we got to our floor, Katniss went straight to her assigned room without even talking to me. I wonder if she is angry with me. I only kissed her forehead but something in those beautiful grey eyes that were staring back at me. I wish I could just read her mind so that I knew how she felt.

I have to go see her. So, I walk to her room and knocked on her door.

"Come in" I hear her say

I walk into her room to see her sitting on the bed grabbing her pillow.

"Are you okay Catnip?" I ask her

"No Gale, I'm not, I am trying everything I can to figure out how both of us can go home, but it's just not possible. I don't want to lose you and I don't want to lose Prim. I just don't know what we are going to do" she said

"Katniss, I am going to bring you home okay. Whatever I do, I am going to get you home to Prim" I said brushing her hair out of her eyes

"Gale, don't say that okay, you are coming home with me, but we just have to figure out a way to defy the Capital. There just has to be a way" Katniss said

"If there is, we will figure it out. I promise you that" I told her

She smiled at me and laid in my arms. Lunchtime came and we were both being sent to get prepped. We had to make sure that we both looked appropriate for the games. According to Haymitch, we both have to be on our best behavior, not questions.

I went down to meet my stylists while Katniss went down to meet hers. Portia was the name of mine and she seemed so incredibly nice. They scrubbed me and plucked my eyebrows and cleaned up my finger nails and toe nails. Portia commented on my built and my body. It made me uncomfortable.

"Well look at you, aren't you a good looking lad" she said

"Thank you" I replied back

"We aren't going to need to do too much to you at all. You are going to have a lot of ladies wanting you" she said

"Well Portia, there is only one lady that I want" I said regretting it later

"Oh really now, details details. Did you promise her that you will go home?" she asked

"Well, it's complicated. Do you promise not to tell anyone?" I said she seemed like someone I can confide in and at the moment, I really need that other than Katniss

"Of course, your secrets are safe with me" she said

"I am madly in love with Katniss, and I am going to do everything I can to bring her home, even though it means that I will die" I said

"Awww, how sweet Gale" she cried

Katniss' POV

I am not liking it here at the Capital. Everyone looks so weird and colorful and just not normal. They have had so many altercations done to themselves, it's not human. They look like Barbie dolls made over twice.

I have so much going on in my head it's unreal Gale kissed my forehead. It made my heart skip a beat. I don't know what to think of it. I do know that I am going to find a way for the both of us to come home. I love him and he doesn't even know it. I need to find a way to show him how I feel. I am going to show him how I feel. I don't know how, and I don't know when, but I will.

I am down in the prep room waiting for Cinna while I am being sculpted by Venia, Flavius, and Octavia. They are waxing every inch of my body and I think they are peeling off layers of skin. I just want to yell at them to stop, but Haymitch said I must behave so behaving I am. I keep looking at them and their skin is different color and they have Gold eyelashes and each one of them has a unique touch to them. I was expecting Cinna to be purple with pink hair and gold tattoo's but when he walked in, he was perfectly normal.

"Hello, I am Cinna, you must be Katniss" he said

"Yes, hello" I replied

"Well Katniss, I am going to just say, I am going to do my best to get them to like you, because I have a good feeling about you" Cinna said

"What are you going to make me wear for the opening ceremonies?" I asked. I am going to like Cinna, he seems so down to earth and is so easy to talk to

"What do you think of fire?" he asked

"Say what?" I replied

"Well, you are going to have to trust me, but don't worry, I'm going to make you look smoking hot" he replied with a light laugh

My prep team starts making me over, by first doing my make up. They told me that they want me to look firey. So they used a deep red lipstick and lots of red glitter on my eyes and chest. I was confused to why they were putting it on my chest until I saw the dress. They put me in the tight black floor length dress. However, it is still a little bit revealing for my taste.

"I am glad that you are filled out in all the right areas Katniss, it makes our job so much easier" said Octavia

"Gee, thanks" I said pulling my dress up. I feel like I am going to pop out of this at any minute no matter how many times my prep team told me that it will be find. It is designed to stay up and hold everything together perfectly.

Once they got me into the dress, they gave me some flats to wear. I thought that they were going to make me wear high heels, but unfortunately, was told for the interview I am going to need to wear the heels. I was given a headdress as well.

"Okay Katniss, you are almost ready, do you have any questions?" asked Cinna

"Ya one, what do you plan on doing to us for the entrance?" I asked

"I'm going to set you both on fire" he replied

"That's what you meant by smoking hot?" I asked

"Well yes, but look at you, you look amazing" he said taking me to a mirror

I couldn't believe my eyes, I looked amazing, however, I still wish I was a little more covered up. I wonder what Gale is going to think when he sees me in this.

Gale's POV

Well, I was just told that I am going to be set on fire. I am not quite sure what to think of that, but I trust Portia so I am going to hope that Katniss and I don't burn to death.

"Do you know what Katniss is going to be wearing?" I asked

"Yes sir, however, you don't get to know til you see her, but lets just say, she will look amazing with what Cinna has designed for her. It is simple and elegant" she replied

I am dressed in a black suit like outfit. I have never worn such nice clothes before, I don't know how to even move in this monkey suit. The jacket I am wearing has a tail to it.

"Hey Portia, why does this jacket have a tail to it?" I asked

"Its what we are going to start the fire" she replied

"Fire, what fire?" I asked worried

"We are setting you and Katniss on fire, you both represent the coal in your district and since coal needs fire to burn, we are setting you on fire" she said smiling

"Okay then" is all I could say.

Next thing I knew we were walking to the chariot. Katniss wasn't there yet, but everyone else from the districts we're starting to line up. I see the boy from District 2 snap his head up and his jaw drop. I turn to see what he was looking at and then I see her.

Katniss was absolutely breath taking. It's not like she wasn't before, but wow, Cinna did an incredibly job. That dress is showing a lot more of her than I ever dreamed of seeing. I just have to make sure to look her in the eyes.

"Hey Gale, you look really handsome" she said as she walked up to me

"Katniss, you look absolutely beautiful" I said

"Thank you" she said with a hint of pink going to her cheeks

"Alright you two, up you go" said Cinna as he helped Katniss onto the chariot. "When district 11 starts to head out, we are going to set you both on fire and once you guys make it at the end of the runway, it will go out."

"Nervous?" I asked her

"About being on fire and the potential to burn to death in front of all panem to see? No way" she said sarcastically

All I could do was laugh.

3..2..1..

We are lit on fire and away we go. Everyone was so loud and screaming they were chanting our names and neither of us could see why until we looked up at the large TV's. We looked amazing, so I grabbed onto Katniss' hand and we both started to wave to the audience. They just ate it up, hopefully there will be a line of sponsors for us. We reach the end and all the districts are in a semi-circle and we are facing each other and all eyes were on us. There were many faces that looked at us in disgust except the boy tribute from district 2 from earlier still had his eyes on Katniss. I don't know why, but this made me extremely jealous.

After President Snow gave his speech, we were all ushered backstage.

"You guys did amazing! Yes, yes, yes you did" said Effie

"Thanks" replied Katniss

"Ya, I didn't think you had it in you sweetheart" said Haymitch to Katniss

"Oh shut up Haymitch" she said and turned around and started to walk when he came up to her

"Hi, I'm Cato" he said grinning at her

"Katniss" is all she said

"You look beautiful tonight" he said getting relatively close to her

"I'm Gale" I said butting in

"I'm sure you are" he replied in a snooty tone and looking back to Katniss

"I'll see you tomorrow" he said winking at her and walking away

I hear Katniss gruff and walk away. She's not one to take a compliment well especially from a Career.

A Career is someone who trains for the Hunger Games even though they aren't suppose to but when they turn 18 they will volunteer to go and fight. Most of the victors are from District 2.

"Katniss, wait" I yell as she was going to the elevator very fast

"Yes Gale" I hear her say

"Why are you walking so fast?" I said

"I want to get out of this dress, I feel exposed in it" she said trying to cover up

I take off my jacket and give it to her.

"Thank you. Cinna said that my dress for the interviews is going to be better, I am really scared, if its anything like this, I will probably end up half naked" she said

"You won't, Cinna is an amazing designer and you will look incredible" I said.

She didn't say anything as we got to the 12th floor and she just went straight to her room and shut the door.

Tomorrow starts the training which means I should get rest tonight, but it's going to be hard to do when I know that Katniss will be on my mind and Cato is going to be wanting to be around Katniss all day tomorrow. I hope that she can see through him and not fall into so called charm.